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Chromite from
Pecwan Mine (Pecwan deposit; Englebright Mine; New Moon Mine), Pecwan Creek, Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pecwan Mine (Pecwan deposit; Englebright Mine; New Moon Mine), Pecwan Creek, Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:647415
Long-form Identifier:1:3:647415:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘWhite Cedar deposit, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘOnion Mountain prospect, Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘEast Fork occurrence, Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [4], Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘRivera Chrome Mine, Wright Place, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘMosquito Lake Chrome Mine, Wright Place, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘWilder Mine (Fish Creek; Man O'War claims), Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [2], Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Cr occurrence [6], Wright Place, Klamath Mountains, Humboldt County, California, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘBig Red Mountain Chrome Mines (Claim No. 1; Red Mountain claim), Red Mountain area, Rocky Saddle, Klamath Mountains, Del Norte County, California, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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